Utensil handle



March 6, 1945.. W. T. HANKE 2,370,860

U'IENSIL HANDLE Filed June 21, 1944 INVENTOR.

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Patented 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UTENSIL HANDLE William T. Hankc, Detroit, Mich.

Application June 21, 19;, Serial No. 541,362 a 2 Claims.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a practical handle for cooking utensils of the kind that may be easily and quickly attached to the respective utensils or separated therefrom when desired.

' Detachable handles are already known in trade and their advantages are well appreciated. Specifically, the object of my invention is to provide a handle which issimple in construction. but positive in action, which, once inserted into a suitable receptacle on a respective utensil, will not wobble or slip out but which may be quickly and easily removed when this is desired.

I shall now describe my handle with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my handle with a fragmentary perspective view of a utensil to which my handle is applied.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a socket I member for the reception of my handle.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of said socket on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. 7

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The socket, which is adapted to receive the handle, is shown attached to the side of a utensil l0, and consists of a base plate ll abutting the side of said utensil and a member which in cross-section forms an inverted letter u, said member having two side arms ll, spaced from each other, provided with slots l and a cross bridge l2. Laterally extending therefrom, are wings l3 abutting said base plate ll. Numeral l1 indicates bolts by means of which the socket is aflixed to the side of utensil I0.

Disposed within the socket. is a plate pivoted on pin l9 by means of a hinge 2|. Said plate 20 is spaced from base plate It and is kept away from said base plate by means of a coiled spring 2 5. Extending upwardly from plate 20 and passingthrough 9. 5101523 in bridge I2, is an integrally formed lever 22. The lever serves as a means to swing plate 20 inwardly to a position shown in dotted lines 20a against tension of spring 25.

The handle which goes into the socket is shown by numeral IS. The end which is intended to fit into the socket is out off squarely, except that it has a shoulder 24 normally coming into abutment with the upper end of plate 20. On each side the handle contains a pin 26, which fits into said slot l5. 7

Both in Figs. 1 and 2 the handle is shown inserted into the socket. Assuming that it is intended to remove the handle from the socket,

all that is necessary is to push lever 22 towards base plate II, to swing plate 20 against the tension of spring 25 from under the shoulder 24, so that said plate 20 assumes position indicated by dotted lines 20a. When said plate is in this position, the handle may be swung upwardly on pins 26 serving as pivots, as said plate 20 is-no more in the way of shoulder 21. The handle may now be slid forwardly towards base plate ll so that pin 26 may be removed from slot I.

When it is intended to insert the handle into the socket, the handle is held in a substantially perpendicular position with its operative head down, the pin is inserted into slot l5 and then the handle is swung downwardly. This will serve to push plate 20 out of its way until shoulder 24 has passed by the top of said plate 20, when said plate, under tension of spring 25, will be swung back in place, its end coming right under shoulder 24. When the handle is in this position, it i held firmly in the socket until it will be necessary to remove it when, with the aid of lever 22, this may be done as indicated-above.

It will be seen that some changes may be made in the construction of my handle and my socket without departing from the inventive principle disclosed therein. What I. therefore, claim is as follows:

1. In combination, a socket on a utensil and a removable, handle fitting into said socket, said socket including a base abutting the side of the utensil, two elongated arms spaced from each other and extending at a right angle therefrom. each arm having a slot opening from above and extending horizontally in part, a horizontal bridge adjoining the arms between the base and the slots, a pivoted upright plate spaced from the base, a compression spring between the base and the pivoted plate, a lever integrally connected to the plate and extending upwardly out of the socket through an opening in the bridge, the above said handle including a shank to fit into the socket under said bridge and radially with respectto the utensil, the-shank having a horizontal shoulder on the operative end there- 2 a 2,s7o,sso

its end to fit over the upper edge of the pivoted plate, and lever means extending outwardly from the socket, to swing the plate inwardly. against the tension 0! the spring, from under the shoul- 8 der on said shank.

WILLIAM T.-HAN'KE. 

